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Sources Sought: Secure Private Data & Voice Circuit Services

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Level of Government: Federal
Category:
  • D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
Opps ID: NBD00159198895345747
Posted Date: Sep 27, 2022
Due Date: Oct 13, 2023
Solicitation No: DS23002
Source: https://sam.gov/opp/21b2673333...
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Sources Sought: Secure Private Data & Voice Circuit Services
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Contract Opportunity
Notice ID
DS23002
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Office
NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SVC
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
  • All Dates/Times are: (UTC-06:00) MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, DENVER, USA
  • Original Published Date: Sep 27, 2022 10:37 am MDT
  • Original Response Date: Oct 13, 2023 12:00 pm MDT
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Original Inactive Date: Oct 17, 2023
  • Initiative:
    • None
Classification
  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: DG11 - IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: TELECOM ACCESS SERVICES
  • NAICS Code:
    • 51791 - Other Telecommunications
  • Place of Performance:
    Chinle , AZ 86503
    USA
Description

This Sources Sought Notice is for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Service Unit (CSU) issued in accordance with FAR 5.101. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources for providing Data & Voice Circuit services at the following CSU locations: Chinle Comprehensive Healthcare Facility, Many Farms Clinic, Pinon Health Center, Tsaile Health Center, and Rock Point Clinic. This notice does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation or make an award OR to prelude a solicitation expected to be issued from closure of notice.



Chinle Service Unit includes the hospital and brand-new ambulatory care center in Chinle, and two health centers- one in Pinon and the other in Tsaile. We provide medical care for approximately 35,000 Navajo. Serving a rural area, many of our patients travel 100 miles round trip to receive care and do not have electricity or running water in their homes. And, most of our elderly patients speak only Navajo, and live according to traditional Navajo cultural practices. The Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility and Ambulatory Care Center is a 60-bed inpatient hospital and outpatient facility. Services offered are: Adult inpatient and Pediatric Inpatient Care, Outpatient Primary Care, Adult Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Podiatry, OBGYN, Labor & Delivery, Women's Health, Midwifery, Mental Health, Pharmacy, Optometry, Dental, PT, OT, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Lab, Public Health and School Health. We live in one of the most scenic areas of the country, and offer almost unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreational activities.



Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide secure private Data & Voice Circuit services, PRI Circuit’s between to all CSU health care facilities, ensure connection is achieved at all times, ensure local dial tone at all times, Quality Assurance performance at 98% service level agreement uptime, quick response to accidental circuit outages caused by any personnel and circuit studios upon request on slow transmission rates, shall ensure proper security measures. Communications services, Basic charge, Optional Service, Toll, Other, Late Fees, Reconnections Fees, in the delivery of patient care to CCHCF patients. Utilize bandwidth more efficiently by combining voice and data into one circuit, keep employees productive by accessing the phone system via the Internet.





Duration of Requirement: 01/01/2023 through 12/31/2023





Place of Performance:



1.Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Off Highway 191 & Hospital Drive, Chinle, AZ 86503.



2. Many Farms Indian Health Service, Off Highway 191, Many Farms, AZ 86538



3.Pinon Health Center, 2175 State Rod 4, Pinon, AZ 86510



4. Rock Point Indian Health Service, Rock Point, AZ 86545



5. Tsaile Health Clinic, Indian Route 64, Tsaile, AZ 86556





Instructions to Industry: All capable parties are encouraged to respond. Responses must directly demonstrate the company’s capability, experience, and ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform the objectives described above. Generic capability statements are not sufficient and will not be considered compliant with the requirements of this notice.





The Government requests interested parties submit a written response to this notice which includes:




  1. Company Name.

  2. Company SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

  3. System for Award Management (SAM) registration status. All respondents must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov .

  4. Company point of contact, mailing address, and telephone and fax number, and website address

  5. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives.

  6. Date submitted.

  7. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle.

  8. Business Size Standard of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the

  9. Geographic Coverage: Please identify the areas of the United States where your organization provides these services.

  10. References: Provide a list of all private industry or government contracts for similar services that you have performed within the last 3 years. Please include the customers’ contact names, addresses, telephone number, dollar value of contract, and brief description of the services provided on the contract.

  11. If American Indian/Native American owned small business, then complete attached IEE Representation form.





Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses, or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.





Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Responses must be submitted via email to the Primary POC no later than specified closing date.





**NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.





Attachments:



IEE Representation form (IF Native American/ Indian Business)





Primary POC:



Diane Smith, Contract Specialist



Email: Diane.Smith@ihs.gov



928-674-7489




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Contracting Office Address
  • PO BOX 9020
  • WINDOW ROCK , AZ 86515
  • USA
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History
  • Sep 27, 2022 10:37 am MDTSources Sought (Original)

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